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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story "The Comforts of Home," how does Star's lawyer characterize her?
(a) As having a psychopathic personality
(b) As being a career criminal
(c) As being a helpless victim of circumstance
(d) As needing to go into a mental institution

2. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the farm workers' compliments?
(a) As mocking
(b) As insincere
(c) As sincere
(d) As flattering

3. In the story "Revelation," how does Mrs. Turpin characterize the teenage girl in the waiting room?
(a) As haughty
(b) As beautiful
(c) As ugly
(d) As pitiful

4. In the story "Judgment Day," who owns the land that Tanner and Coleman live on?
(a) Foley
(b) Tanner
(c) His daughter
(d) Coleman

5. In the story "A View of the Woods," how old is Mary Fortune?
(a) 16
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge," what does Julian say to the black man sitting next to him to try and upset his mother?

2. In the story "A View of the Woods," why does Fortune visit the courthouse?

3. In the story "Parker's Back," who does Parker believe his wife is jealous of?

4. In the story "Parker's Back," why does Sarah Ruth throw Parker out of the house?

5. In the story "The Enduring Chill," where does Asbury do research for the play he is writing?

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